![]() We use it because it’s widely compatible with most advanced music players, and because it’s a true bit for bit copy that can be safely used if we need to convert to other formats. ![]() It’s a free to use open source music file format. ![]() We are also going to use free open-source tools to rip the CD’s, and to encode them into the formats we want.Ī: FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec. (It’s a lot of work!) To that purpose, I will show you how to use an open-source format (FLAC) that is an exact copy of the original, to use a work-flow process to keep these files manageable, and to use automated open-source data tools (music tag services) to make light work of what many fear most: making sure the filenames of the music files make sense. We want to do this right the first time so we don’t have to do it again in the future. More info: ĬD ripping: Making a digital archival or backup copy from a music CD to a file on a computer. The legal version of the above says the same thing succinctly in twenty-two chapters using seven syllable words. ![]() Don’t download music other people ripped for their personal use. Don’t ask your friends for copies of their music that they archived. Don’t borrow CD’s, rip copies of them, and return the originals to your friends. Don’t give away or sell the original CD’s afterwards – but store them in a cool, dark, dry place. Excuses like bags-o-holding disappearing are not acceptable defenses.ĭon’t pirate music don’t loan or share your originals (after making copies) and especially don’t upload or share the copies themselves. ![]() If you don’t have the originals anymore you are expected to delete your copies. You must possess the originals to legally keep your archival copies. Let us assume you are making personal copies of Compact Disks that you own to play on personal devices for yourself. I am not a lawyer, but here’s my non-lawyer-speak personal understanding of how the law in the United States treats copying music CD’s you own. AKB4000010: A Guide to Archiving RedBook Standard Audio CD’s ![]()
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